Room to breathe
Thirty sites spread across 77 acres, each one chosen for its outlook and its privacy. No neighbors on your doorstep, no sea of gravel.
New River Gorge Region · West Virginia
Your Pathway to
the Outdoors
A different kind of campground in the mountains of West Virginia, where the outdoors comes easy and nothing feels roughed-in.
Wander down
Welcome to Ara
Ara means pathway. We're clearing one to the kind of night outside you remember for years: a fire that crackles low, a sky thick with stars, a morning that smells like the forest.
Bring the people you love and whatever you can carry. We'll have the rest ready.
The Ara Difference
You shouldn't have to choose.
Most campgrounds ask you to choose between comfort and nature. We think that is a false choice, so we built a place that gives you both.
Comfort, handled
Warm bathhouses, premium fixtures, gear you can rent, and a camp store for whatever you forgot. We take care of the logistics so you can be present.
A welcome for everyone
Whether you have camped for decades or have never pitched a tent, you belong here. Nothing to prove, nothing to figure out alone.
A brand you grow with
Ara is the first of a connected family of outdoor retreats taking shape across Appalachia, with the same warmth and care in every one.
New River Gorge
Tucked into the mountains near Danese, West Virginia, minutes from a national park.
Four ways in
From full-hookup RV sites to secluded tent decks with a private hot tub.
Spring 2027
Join the waitlist and be among the first to book when reservations open.
The path opens Spring 2027
Be the first down the trail.
Join the waitlist and we'll send word before booking opens to anyone else. No noise, just the news you've been waiting for.
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